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Nicholas Van Der Walt
Also filed as: VAN DER WALT NICHOLAS · VAN DER WALT NICHOLAS R
42 granted patents·11 pending applications·2,968 citations·filing 1994–2025
99Inventor score
Files withORTHALIGN INC36SUNPOWER INC5VAN DER WALT NICHOLAS4AMS RES CORP3INSIGHT MEDICAL SYSTEMS INC3
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53 records- 0199US11684392B2Systems and methods for joint replacementORTHALIGN INC·Filed 2023·Granted Jun 27, 2023·11 cites·20 claims
- 0299US11547451B2Systems and methods for joint replacementORTHALIGN INC·Filed 2020·Granted Jan 10, 2023·12 cites·20 claims
- 0398US11871965B2Systems and methods for joint replacementORTHALIGN INC·Filed 2023·Granted Jan 16, 2024·6 cites·30 claims
- 0498US5525845AFluid bearing with compliant linkage for centering reciprocating bodiesSUNPOWER INC·Filed 1994·Granted Jun 11, 1996·204 cites·14 claims
- 0597US12239344B2Systems and methods for joint replacementORTHALIGN INC·Filed 2023·Granted Mar 4, 2025·2 cites·20 claims
- 0697US11653981B2Hip replacement navigation system and methodORTHALIGN INC·Filed 2020·Granted May 23, 2023·12 cites·19 claims
- 0797US11633293B2Systems and methods for joint replacementORTHALIGN INC·Filed 2020·Granted Apr 25, 2023·11 cites·20 claims
- 0897US11547580B2Hip replacement navigation systems and methodsORTHALIGN INC·Filed 2021·Granted Jan 10, 2023·12 cites·20 claims
- 0997US11071596B2Systems and methods for sensory augmentation in medical proceduresINSIGHT MEDICAL SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2020·Granted Jul 27, 2021·16 cites·17 claims
- 1097US10363149B2Hip replacement navigation system and methodORTHALIGN INC·Filed 2015·Granted Jul 30, 2019·41 cites·20 claims
- 1197US9572586B2Systems and methods for joint replacementORTHALIGN INC·Filed 2015·Granted Feb 21, 2017·50 cites·21 claims
- 1296US12144567B2Hip replacement navigation system and methodORTHALIGN INC·Filed 2024·Granted Nov 19, 2024·3 cites·20 claims
- 1396US11911119B2Hip replacement navigation system and methodORTHALIGN INC·Filed 2023·Granted Feb 27, 2024·5 cites·17 claims
- 1496US10864019B2Systems and methods for joint replacementORTHALIGN INC·Filed 2018·Granted Dec 15, 2020·20 cites·20 claims
- 1596US10398514B2Systems and methods for sensory augmentation in medical proceduresINSIGHT MEDICAL SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2018·Granted Sep 3, 2019·127 cites·24 claims
- 1696US10206714B2Systems and methods for joint replacementORTHALIGN INC·Filed 2017·Granted Feb 19, 2019·37 cites·20 claims
- 1796US9855075B2Systems and methods for joint replacementORTHALIGN INC·Filed 2017·Granted Jan 2, 2018·33 cites·19 claims
- 1896US9775725B2Systems and methods for joint replacementORTHALIGN INC·Filed 2016·Granted Oct 3, 2017·48 cites·22 claims
- 1996US9649160B2Hip replacement navigation system and methodORTHALIGN INC·Filed 2013·Granted May 16, 2017·87 cites·26 claims
- 2096US9192392B2Systems and methods for joint replacementORTHALIGN INC·Filed 2014·Granted Nov 24, 2015·73 cites·27 claims
- 2196US8118815B2Systems and methods for joint replacementVAN DER WALT NICHOLAS·Filed 2011·Granted Feb 21, 2012·154 cites·20 claims
- 2295US12318313B2Systems and methods for joint replacementORTHALIGN INC·Filed 2023·Granted Jun 3, 2025·2 cites·20 claims
- 2395US10238510B2Systems and methods for joint replacementORTHALIGN INC·Filed 2017·Granted Mar 26, 2019·33 cites·20 claims
- 2495US9339226B2Systems and methods for joint replacementVAN DER WALT NICHOLAS·Filed 2011·Granted May 17, 2016·1.1k cites·23 claims
- 2595US6536326B2Control system and method for preventing destructive collisions in free piston machinesSUNPOWER INC·Filed 2001·Granted Mar 25, 2003·64 cites·20 claims
- 2694US11020245B2Hip replacement navigation system and methodORTHALIGN INC·Filed 2016·Granted Jun 1, 2021·22 cites·20 claims
- 2794US10918499B2Hip replacement navigation systems and methodsORTHALIGN INC·Filed 2018·Granted Feb 16, 2021·23 cites·20 claims
- 2894US10869771B2Systems and methods for joint replacementORTHALIGN INC·Filed 2019·Granted Dec 22, 2020·20 cites·20 claims
- 2994US10603115B2Hip replacement navigation system and methodORTHALIGN INC·Filed 2017·Granted Mar 31, 2020·30 cites·19 claims
- 3094US9271756B2Systems and methods for joint replacementVAN DER WALT NICHOLAS·Filed 2012·Granted Mar 1, 2016·89 cites·26 claims
- 3194US8998910B2Systems and methods for joint replacementBORJA SANTIAGO P·Filed 2009·Granted Apr 7, 2015·85 cites·20 claims
- 3293US8911447B2Systems and methods for joint replacementVAN DER WALT NICHOLAS·Filed 2009·Granted Dec 16, 2014·74 cites·20 claims
- 3392US10716580B2Devices and methods for knee arthroplastyORTHALIGN INC·Filed 2016·Granted Jul 21, 2020·26 cites·21 claims
- 3492US5715693ARefrigeration circuit having series evaporators and modulatable compressorSUNPOWER INC·Filed 1996·Granted Feb 10, 1998·78 cites·8 claims
- 3591US9549742B2Devices and methods for knee arthroplastyORTHALIGN INC·Filed 2013·Granted Jan 24, 2017·67 cites·19 claims
- 3688US12433694B2Hip replacement navigation system and methodORTHALIGN INC·Filed 2024·Granted Oct 7, 2025·0 cites·21 claims
- 3788US2025352361A1Hip replacement navigation system and methodORTHALIGN INC·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 3887US5537820AFree piston end position limiterSUNPOWER INC·Filed 1994·Granted Jul 23, 1996·58 cites·14 claims
- 3987US2025017745A1Hip replacement navigation system and methodORTHALIGN INC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 4085US7381208B2Cryosurgical devices for endometrial ablationAMS RES CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Jun 3, 2008·131 cites·14 claims
- 4182US7500973B2Cryosurgical devices and methods for endometrial ablationAMS RES CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Mar 10, 2009·103 cites·11 claims
- 4282US2025345187A1Systems and methods for joint replacementORTHALIGN INC·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 4381US6038874ARefrigeration circuit having series evaporators and modulatable compressorSUNPOWER INC·Filed 1997·Granted Mar 21, 2000·40 cites·5 claims
- 4480US12446926B2Systems and methods for joint replacementORTHALIGN INC·Filed 2025·Granted Oct 21, 2025·0 cites·17 claims
- 4577US2022313455A1Hip replacement navigation system and methodORTHALIGN INC·Filed 2022·Application pending·0 cites
- 4675US12376972B2Hip replacement navigation system and methodORTHALIGN INC·Filed 2021·Granted Aug 5, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 4770US2023149185A1Hip replacement navigation systems and methodsORTHALIGN INC·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 4866US2019350728A1Hip replacement navigation system and methodORTHALIGN INC·Filed 2019·Application pending·0 cites
- 4953US2018206860A1Devices and methods for intra-operative spinal alignmentORTHALIGN INC·Filed 2017·Application pending·0 cites
- 5051US2015150569A1Devices and methods for intra-operative spinal alignmentORTHALIGN INC·Filed 2013·Application pending·0 cites
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